https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-great-styling-ever-lead-you-to-poor-purchasing-decision Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 20 May 2026 06:35:35 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-great-styling-ever-lead-you-to-poor-purchasing-decision#post-224914 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 12:44:58 +0000 Marigold 224914@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! That's also the problem I have when 'trying' to buy clothes online... They're always styled nicely, pinned and such on the models. When they get to my house, nothing like I imagined! Wandering through stores takes so much time though and I get overwhelmed fairly quickly. You made a great point </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-great-styling-ever-lead-you-to-poor-purchasing-decision#post-224903 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 08:56:54 +0000 RoseandJoan 224903@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, as a potential future client (I will win the lottery) I will now discard all of those catalogues too.</p> <p>Ladies your comments are fantastic, I also remember falling for the ballgown horseback look and even as a child the secret key Clarks shoes had me dreaming of autumn leaves and fairy kingdoms. </p> <p>A local boutique does stock Joules and I know that the quality is A1 but just not me, I think my credit card is safe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-great-styling-ever-lead-you-to-poor-purchasing-decision#post-224795 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 03:30:29 +0000 Tanya 224795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have fallen for it many many times, but am getting much better at it now. Quite often I would be disappointed at the fit/quality of an item, and even it worked fine, I would usually lack the necessary pieces to style it as seen in the catalog.</p> <p>Isabel, you are hilarious! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-great-styling-ever-lead-you-to-poor-purchasing-decision#post-224794 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 03:29:14 +0000 Refugee 224794@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh yes, this has happened to me. This combined with my raised quality expectation (since I came to YLF) has caused me to have to take a 'catalogue, get thee behind me' attitude. Sometimes it's very hard because things look fab in the catalogue but when they arrive at my house my response is often 'ick.' </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-great-styling-ever-lead-you-to-poor-purchasing-decision#post-224736 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 02:48:29 +0000 Sihaya 224736@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Isabel - your post made me laugh out loud! This used to be the case for me but I'm much wiser post YLF. Also I rarely shop online (I need to put the item on my body to decide if it will work) and almost never from catalogs. Victoria's Secret is a great offender in this area - their stuff looks so wonderful in the catalogs and I often find them to be of inferior quality. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-great-styling-ever-lead-you-to-poor-purchasing-decision#post-224641 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 23:52:23 +0000 Sparky 224641@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This can certainly be a challenge for me. I am getting much better at resisting the siren song though. Recently I started looking through catalogues as inspirations rather than for shopping, and am cutting out what especially calls to me. I'll hang on to those to figure out how to achieve the same (or similar) look with what I already have, help me figure out how to wear certain pieces, and to help me define my style. That keeps me busy and keeps me from pulling out the credit card! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-great-styling-ever-lead-you-to-poor-purchasing-decision#post-224637 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 23:41:06 +0000 Angie 224637@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is such a great question! I run into this challenge with clients all the time :(</p> <p>We look at catalogues and the merchandising is dazzling - but once we receive the item, it often disappoints. </p> <p>I have therefore banned my clients from buying off catalogues! J. Crew is a serious offender these days - high five, Anna. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-great-styling-ever-lead-you-to-poor-purchasing-decision#post-224578 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:56:11 +0000 kellygirl 224578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I still struggle with being a sucker for styling although I am getting better. Like Kim said, I'm most susceptible to items I see modeled here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-great-styling-ever-lead-you-to-poor-purchasing-decision#post-224569 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:39:48 +0000 Queen Mum 224569@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've given up the thought that anything would ever look on me the way it looks on any catalog model, so I don't think that is an issue. I am much more more tempted by things when I see them modeled here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-great-styling-ever-lead-you-to-poor-purchasing-decision#post-224564 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:30:26 +0000 annagybe 224564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like Jcrew styling but I feel their quality has taken a serious nosedive. If something is overstyled I become suspicous. My problem is I seem to fall for cocktail dresses but I do not have the lifestyle for them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-great-styling-ever-lead-you-to-poor-purchasing-decision#post-224552 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:04:51 +0000 Kristen 224552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't look at catalogs for that very reason. I have more restraint with blogs and magazines, because I am less likley to start dreaming of a whole new lifestyle I could build for myself, starting with those riding boots...and the pony... :)</p> <p>But advertisers have known for years how powerful a catalog can be with purchasing decisions. I remember growing up pouring over the LL Bean and Lands End catalogs like mad, dreaming of owning a summer cabin where everything matched and we wore madras and stripes and had perfect white teeth. And I lived in Connecticut, land of the preppy! They still had me hook, line, and clamdigger. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-great-styling-ever-lead-you-to-poor-purchasing-decision#post-224549 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:54:15 +0000 Isabel 224549@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the way AG puts it. It really is aspirational. I used to be very susceptible to Vogue : running horse back through herds of sheep in an emerald, green gown, worth about $50,000.</p> <p>I am totally over it now. Back then it didn't matter, I couldn't afford a horse or the gown and there were no sheep in Boston. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-great-styling-ever-lead-you-to-poor-purchasing-decision#post-224543 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:41:23 +0000 taylor 224543@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is such a great question. Pre-YLF I would buy things I loved and then try to put them together, if it didn't quite look right, I had a really hard time pinpointing the problem. Angie and the YLF'ers have made my life so much easier and shopping much more productive </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-great-styling-ever-lead-you-to-poor-purchasing-decision#post-224509 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:03:10 +0000 catgirl 224509@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All the time. Anthropologie is great at capturing a whole way of life that goes with the clothes, but is SO unrealistic! YLF has really helped me filter out what I just want and what I actually will use or need... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/does-great-styling-ever-lead-you-to-poor-purchasing-decision#post-224508 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:01:06 +0000 RoseandJoan 224508@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>One of the main advantages/ disadvantages of shopping on line is the little catalogues that find there way to your door step every week. Sometimes they are fabulous and other times grim. This week it was the turn of country style label Joules which specialises in wellies, rugby shirts and such. Usually this is so NOT my look but the styling has really grabbed me. </p> <p>This waistcoat is probably all wrong for me but I think the ensemble rocks, if I had a spare £90.00 I may be tempted.<br /> <a href="http://www.joules.com/en-GB/Womens-Tweed-Waistcoat/Saddle/J_EDINA/ProductDetail.raction" rel="nofollow">http://www.joules.com/en-GB/Wo.....il.raction</a><br /> Are you so easily swayed? In my defense the country look is on trend.<br /> Over to you and as ever I thank you for your time.</p> <p>(Edit: you may need to click on a thumbnail to view the styled version) </p>